Sound: The scene demonstrated that the finals displays the iteration main point

by Todd Betzold   Here we are…one more night for the top four to prove why you should vote for them to be The Voice .   The night gets kicked off with a performance by the coaches of a medley of different songs, followed by a look back at the road to the final four. For tonight’s episode, each contestant will be singing one original song and one duet with their coach and then it goes into the hands of America, as they will choose the winner by their votes…no points from the coaches this week.   Kicking…

Sound: Scene demonstration – semi-final iteration main point

  by Todd Betzold   We are cutting it down to eight tonight on The Voice .   We start out with results from last week’s performances for Team CeeLo. After a look back at their performances, Carson Daly announces that America saved Vicci Martinez (makes me one happy guy).   Now it is time for CeeLo to choose his save. Some kind words for each singer, but in the end CeeLo uses his save on Nakia. Hugs go around for all! So, Vicci and Nakia for Team CeeLo.   They get right into the results for Team Adam, as we…

Sound: Scene demonstration – 1/4 finals, 2nd part of iteration main point

  by Todd Betzold   The Voice is back and we get to see the rest of the singers perform live and see who goes home (sad face).   We start out with results from last week’s performances for Team Christina. After a look back at their performances and a tearful speech from Christina, Carson Daly announces that America saved Beverly McClellan (shocking to me, but loved her performance).   Now, time for Christina to save one of the remaining girls. She says some nice things about each singer, but in the end she decides to save the superstar voice…

Sound: Scene demonstration – 1/4 finals, 1st part of iteration main point

by Todd Betzold   They have arrived…finally! After much hype, talk and promotion, the live shows are here for The Voice .   The coaches kick off the show with a performance of Queen songs, including Christina in a very skimpy outfit…showing off a lot of leg.   For this episode, singers from Team Christina and Team Blake will perform. From each team, two members will move on, one by an audience save and one by a coach’s save, and the other two members will be sent home.   Raquel Castro from Team Christina is up first singing Blow…

The platinum has hit: With blesses Offor the exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa   This week, on Platinum Hit , the singers/songwriters were tasked with writing a hit song for the dance floor and debuting it for L.A. clubgoers. Karen, whose hook put her in the top three, ended up losing the songwriting challenge. The judges focused on Blessing, wondering why he didn’t contribute more of his talent and exerptise to the track and eliminated him from the competition. Today, we spoke to him in an exclusive interview to find out about his experiences on Platinum Hit.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was your musical background and experience…

Presented tribute to tribe’s Hip Hop best musician wage tells Quest To strike, the ryhme and the life new trailer

2011-06-04 09:39:30 Author: Mack Rawden The trailer for Michael Rapaport’s documentary on A Tribe Called Quest just hit the internet, and like the band it chronicles, the clip is well-organized and full of big ideas and big influences. Outside of Public Enemy, NWA, Run-DMC and maybe Wu-Tang Clan, there has perhaps never been a more influential group in the history of hip-hop. Combining a keen, socially-aware message and engaging hooks, A Tribe Called Quest released five critically acclaimed albums during their roughly ten year career including one, The Low End Theory , that’s widely considered to be one…

Sound: Battle – 4th part of iteration main point

  by Todd Betzold   As we enter our last week of the battles, we see that love has blossomed on The Voice , and I’m not talking about my love for the show. Read on to find out more as the battles continue.   Two singers, one song, one stage…let the fighting begin…again!   Adam takes the stage first this week as he puts the humble country boy with a huge voice, Jeff Jenkins, up against the glam rocker with a love for fashion, Casey Desmond. He chooses “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” by Elton…

Sound: Battle – 3rd part of iteration main point

by Todd Betzold   As the battles continue on The Voice , it makes it so hard to see any of the singers go home and this week was no different.   Two singers, one song, one stage…let the fighting begin…again!   Christina brings her team to the ring first as she puts the youngest singer in the competition, Raquel Castro, up against the gritty and free-spirited California girl, Julia Eason. Having two young competitors battling it out, Christina wanted some fresh energy on the stage, so her song choice for them is “Only Girl In The World”…

The Bob dylan writes a letter to the ventilator, the manner is not curving

published: 2011-05-14 01:18:39 Bob Dylan is one of the indisputable icons of the 60s and 70s and remains one of the most popular singers and songwriters to this day. With acclaim like that comes detractors and headline grabbers. That’s just part of the business he has profited greatly from. So when Dylan himself addressed year-old rumors about a censored set-list for his China shows, it came as a shock to the entire music and entertainment community. Artists like Dylan typically ignore these sorts of controversies until they go out by themselves; but this one seemed to have some life in…

Voice: Blind hearings – Recap of part 1

  by Todd Betzold   After many weeks of promotion and anticipation, NBC finally debuted it’s new reality show, The Voice , and it hit it right on the nose with the title.   In the search to find America’s next great voice, this singing competition puts vocal ability first and everything else second, including age of the singer. There are no judges on this show; however, there is a panel of four big-name coaches, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton, all powerhouses in the music industry.   The difference with this show and other reality singing…

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